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| headquarters = [[Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu|Mahendragiri]], [[Tirunelveli district]]
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The '''ISRO Propulsion Complex''' ('''IPRC'''), located at [[Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu|Mahendragiri]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], is an [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] centre involved in testing, assembling, and integrating propulsion systems and stages that are developed at ISRO's [[Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre]]s. Formerly, IPRC was known as LPSC, Mahendragiri, functioning under [[Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre|LPSC]]. It was elevated as an independent centre and renamed as IPRC with effect from 1 February 2014.<ref name="ISRO">{{Cite web|url=https://www.isro.gov.in/isrocentres/iprc.aspx|title=ISRO Centres - ISRO|website=www.isro.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/lpsc-at-mahendragiri-elevated/article5641468.ece|title=LPSC at Mahendragiri elevated|date=1 February 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=14 August 2020}}</ref>

The complex is situated near [[Panagudi]] in [[Tirunelveli district|Tirunelveli District]], Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/science-and-technology/swadeshi-success/article9731146.ece|title=Swadeshi success|website=Frontline|language=en|access-date=2019-10-02}}</ref>

It is one of the ISRO centres that could be called as the "Jet Propulsion Laboratory of India" as all liquid, [[Liquid-propellant rocket#Cryogenic|cryogenic]] and [[Liquid-propellant rocket#Semi-cryogenic|semicryogenic]] stage and engine related tests of ISRO's launch vehicles and satellites are carried out here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/lpsc-mahendragiri-to-function-as-independent-unit-minister-114013100771_1.html|title=LPSC Mahendragiri to function as independent unit: Minister|agency=Press Trust of India|date=31 January 2014|via=Business Standard}}</ref>

==Facilities==
Following activities are currently carried out at IPRC:<ref name="ISRO" />
*Assembly, integration and testing of launch vehicle motors and stages
*Servicing of launch vehicle motors and stages
*Propellant storage
*Sea level and high altitude tests of [[Vikas engine|Vikas]], PS2/GS2, PS4, L40, L110, S200, [[CE-7.5]] and [[CE-20]] cryogenic engines, and steering engines<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/cover-story/gslvlinked-facilities/article5596658.ece|title=GSLV-linked facilities|website=Frontline}}</ref>
*L40 and CE-7.5 development and qualification tests
*Assembly and integration of flight stages PS2/GS2, PS4, L40 for [[PSLV]] and [[GSLV]] missions
*Assembly and integration of [[Apogee kick motor|LAM]] engine and [[Attitude control|AOCS]] thruster for satellites

==See also==
*[[Indian Space Research Organisation]]
*[[Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre]]
*[[Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre]]
*[[Satish Dhawan Space Centre]]
*[[Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology]]

==References==
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{{Indian space programme}}
{{ISRO facilities}}

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[[Category:Space programme of India]]
[[Category:Space technology research institutes]]
[[Category:Research institutes in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:2014 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Research institutes established in 2014]]
[[Category:Tirunelveli district]]

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